OT: Tom Brady retires...

[Skeets]

Tom gets $15 million if he's on the roster on Friday. I don't expect a retirement before then.

What I'm hearing about the contract is utterly stupid. The 2 lawyers that negotiated this: 1 must have been really smart, and the other not so much...

 

[BobbyJ]

Tom gets $15 million if he's on the roster on Friday. I don't expect a retirement before then.

You think he'll want to take the PR hit for him and the businesses he's cranking up by grabbing the 15M and then retiring a week or month later. Plus after professing his gratitude for the Tampa organization, he'll leave them hanging about finding a new QB? Then there will be the Bucs challenge to get the money back playing out in public. I don't see it.

 

[Blakeon18]

Tom Brady officially announces retirement after 'thrilling ride' with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots

Tom Brady has retired from the NFL, the future Hall of Fame quarterback officially announced Tuesday on Instagram.

www.espn.com

It's official...Brady announces his retirement.

 

[RedStickHusky]

His accountant told him he'd probably be okay.

 

[Blakeon18]

I do think it was just a matter of somebody with knowledge of his decision leaking it and Brady just wanted to
do it on his own terms.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Good for Tom!

 

[meyers7]

His accountant told him he'd probably be okay.

Well when you're the GOAT and make $27+ million a year, BUT your wife makes more than you......yea, you're gonna be ok.

 

[Scud49]

The greatest that ever was, very cerebral, very driven, incredible accuracy, and someone that never gave up, ever. One of those super rare persons who was a culture changer, he made everyone better. Thank you Tom, what a run, what a time it was to be a Patriots fan and what you did at Tampa Bay will never be forgotten.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Draft pick #199. Player evaluation is a very inexact (non) science.

 

[HopJim]

Suspect that one of some of the factors that contributed to Tom's retirement was sone of the same reasons that got him to Tampa Bay. Arians has a reputation of being a looser coach than Belichick regarding attention to details. While this may have been initially intriguing to Brady, this year it likely led to more missed assignments. You could see the missed receiver routes and blocks in the playoffs, some that lead to heavy hits on Brady and contributed to the final loss.